Castleore

49 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castleore, from 112 m² to 1,505,698 m² (150.57 ha, 372.07 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary. 24 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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No zone of a development plan covers Castleore in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 9 Mar 2022Conditional

  development consisting of Planning Permission to Extend & Renovate existing dwelling house. Planning Permission to Retain a Biocycle effluent treatment unit and raised percolation bed in lieu of a septic tank and puraflo effluent treatment unit (which is at variance with previous permission granted under PL 03/127)

  Retention, 1 home · Sligo County Council, 2290

• 29 Nov 2018Conditional

  Development consisting of demolition of existing hay shed and construction of a new 3 bay dry bed sheep shed as well as a dungstead together with all ancillary site works and services.

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 18464

• 10 Jan 2018N/a

  for the development consisting of the demolition of existing hay shed and construct a new 3 bay dry bed sheep shed as well as a dungstead together with all ancillary site works and services

  Permission · Sligo County Council, 181

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lough Gill SAC 001976
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Lough Gill 001976

Recorded monuments

• SL021-026001 Anomalous stone group
  Description

  On top of a hillock, overlooking a small stream. A large limestone slab (L 2.6m; Wth 1.8m; T 0.4m) resting on three smaller boulders (dims of one: 1.1m x 0.85m; H 0.26m). Other slabs were also noted in the vicinity. The group is located on an elongated mound (SL021-026002-) which utilises part of the natural hillock. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

• SL021-026002 Mound
  Description

  In pasture, on a hillock overlooking a small stream. A long earthen mound (c. 56m E-W; 10m N-S; H c. 1.4m) incorporating part of a natural rise. The W end of the mound slopes down to W, is wedge-shaped (18m E-W; 8m N-S at E end; 7m N-S at W end) and revetted with large boulders. A large limestone slab (L 2.6m; Wth 1.8m; T 0.4m) (SL021-026001-) resting on three smaller boulders (dims. of one: 1.1m x 0.85m; H 0.26m) forms the E side where a straight line of boulders joins these stones to the S side of mound. The eastern portion of the mound (L 40m; Wth 10m), E of the boulders and slab, is convex in profile. The mound is ill-defined at the E end with a scarp revetted by smaller stones continuing on the N side for a further 20m. A narrow rectangular field is indicated here on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL021-027 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In rough pasture, on a hillock. A roughly circular area (diam. 19m) enclosed by a low stone wall (T 1.2m; H 1.2m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 1m) at E. Another cashel (SL021-028----) lies c. 120m to E. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL021-028 Ringfort - cashel
  Description

  In undulating rocky pasture, on the summit of a small hillock with a stream at its base on the W side. This cashel is a national monument in State care (no. 277). An oval area (21m E-W; 16m N-S) enclosed by a substantial drystone wall (Wth 3m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2.4m). In parts, a low foundation plinth of prostrate slabs protrudes slightly at the base of the external face. This was necessary in order to stabilise the wall, which is built almost at the break of slope at the top of the hillock. The entrance (Wth c. 1.2m) is at ENE and is now partially blocked by large stones displaced from the collapsed S jamb. From the entrance the gentle ramp-like slope of the hillock drops to a spine of elevated ground forming a natural routeway to E. Immediately outside the entrance, slightly to N of the N jamb, there are two large contiguous upright slabs set perpendicular to the cashel wall. Another large upright slab is located c. 5m down slope to ENE, adjacent to a concentration of stones. In the centre of the level grassy interior two large prostrate slabs (max. dim. 1.2-1.7m) are embedded in the ground. A dilapidated field wall (Wth c. 1m; H 0.5m), largely obscured by overgrowth and superseded by a post and wire fence, encloses the base of the hillock NW-SW, continuing to W beyond the cashel. No evidence of a chamber noted by Milligan (1890-91, 577) in the thickness of the wall, which was entered by a small square-headed door (H 2 ft 6 ins [0.76m]; Wth 2 ft [0.6m]) to which access was not gained as it was filled with rubbish and rubble. According to local tradition, the chamber gave access to a secret passage, which led to the bottom of the hill (ibid.). Skeletons were frequently found in the ground outside the cashel (Milligan 1890-1, 577). Recorded in 1836 as 'Badhbun Buidhe' (OSL, 254) and in 1894 as 'The Bauven Crin' (the fortress of Belonna) (Kerr Kirker 1894, 278). Recorded as 'Caisleán Oir or Caisleán Uabhair (castle of pride)' (Faughnan 1943). A possible souterrain (SL021-028001-) is associated with this cashel. Another cashel (SL021-027----) is located c. 120m to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL021-028001 Souterrain
  Description

  In a cashel (SL021-028----). According to local tradition, a chamber noted by Milligan (1890-91, 576-7) in the cashel wall gave access to a passage which led to the base of the hill. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL021-030 Megalithic tomb - court tomb
  Description

  In pasture, on a low ridge. The inner end of a court at the E opens into the remains of a gallery (L 4.4m; Wth c. 1.7m). Three courtstones flank the S side of the gallery entrance and one the N side. Wood-Martin (1887-8, 295-6; 1888, 203-4) noted four extra stones at the N which would suggest that there may have been a full court here. Two stones remain of the N side of the gallery and three of the S side. The inner ends of both sides are missing but the backstone survives. There is no indication of segmentation in the gallery. Beyond the backstone and more or less in line with the N side of the gallery there is a thin, low stone on edge. Its function is unclear. (Ó Nualláin 1989, 51-2, no. 80). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008 See linked document with details from Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume V. County Sligo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1989)

• SL021-031001 Ringfort - rath
  Description

  On the top of a high ridge, close to a break of slope on the N side. A slightly raised circular area (c. 26m E-W; c. 27m N-S) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) with an external fosse. The fosse is evident NE-SE as a shallow flat-bottomed, waterlogged depression (Wth 2.5m) and is recut (Wth 1.7m; D 0.5m) at W to serve as a field drain. The fosse becomes a flat terrace (Wth 2m) of damp ground NNW-NE, its outer edge coinciding with the top of the steep ridge slope. A N-S field drain (Wth 1m; D 0.4m) cuts across the W edge of the rath, more or less on the inner face of the bank. The external face of the bank at S is incorporated into an E-W field boundary. There is a possible entrance (Wth 1.6m) at E with the remains of stone facing. The entrance is partially obstructed on the inner edge by two large stones. There is a hint of a causeway across the fosse. The rath is engulfed in a thicket of hazel, blackthorn and brambles. The interior is level. There is a souterrain (SL021-031002-) in the NW quadrant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

• SL021-031002 Souterrain
  Description

  In the NW quadrant of a rath (SL021-031001-). Three large moss-covered slabs, possibly roof lintels, protrude horizontally from the NW face of the field drain that cuts across the inner face of the bank at the W portion of the rath. Another horizontal slab protrudes from the ground 3m to S. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Castleore.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

The EPA radon map did not answer.

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as high, moderately high, moderately low, low, partly inferred. Parts of the land are water.

Terrain model

No LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Castleore.

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Castleore with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Sligo.

Name

Castleore · Caisleán an Uabhair

Area

2,616,523 m² (261.65 ha, 646.56 acres)

Civil parish

Killerry, and its townlands

Barony

Tirerrill

Electoral division

Ballintogher East, the unit of the census

Census 2022

661 people lived in 240 households in the Ballintogher East electoral division. 77% of households owned their home. 44% of homes were built since 2001. 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 2% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cartronhugh, Correagh, Dromore, Drumcondra, Slishwood, Tiratick

Placenames

Castleore on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address. Old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.